Example sentences of "be [adv] their [noun] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They drive me to distraction : at first I refuse to fight back , on the grounds that life is sacred and it is not their fault that they are mosquitos , but I eventually join in the swatting that punctuates the quiet every so often . |
| 2 | But it is not their wish that I put myself into their shoes , rather than living free and wishing that for them also . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not their assets that are getting knocked off . |
| 4 | The Government want to avoid unnecessary delay , but it is equally their objective that every case with a serious argument for consideration should be heard orally and fully . |
| 5 | In the meantime , the banks which lent the money to the dealers to enable them to pay the vast prices of the boom period are being very patient in waiting for their money , as it was partly their fault that a bubble economy was created in Japan . |
| 6 | But it was n't their appearance that had shaken me . |